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Amid the COVID-19 situation, Singapore has announced that it will offer vaccination to international ocean-going signing-on seafarers.

The CEO of Liverpool Seafarers Centre has called on the shipping industry to make COVID-19 vaccinations compulsory for seafarers.

Following a campaign by the Seafarers' Union of Croatia, authorities are now offering Covid-19 vaccines to seafarers entering Croatian ports.

On the first day of London International Shipping Week, International Chamber of Shipping published an updated guidance to protect seafarers and shipowners against the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.

The September Crew Change Indicator shows that the number of seafarers onboard vessels beyond the expiry of their contract has slightly decreased from 9.0% to 8.9% in the last month.

Singapore will be rolling out the Sea Crew Vaccination Initiative "SEAVAX" to allow eligible groups of non-resident foreign sea crew to be vaccinated.

Queensland will become the first Australian jurisdiction to administer COVID vaccines to all international seafarers arriving in local ports.

Recognizing the special circumstances seafarers experience in accessing vaccination due to their working conditions, NHS issued a new guidance focusing on crew vaccination.

Effective from 3 September, cruise ships will not be allowed to enter ports in the Bahamas if there are unvaccinated passengers onboard aged 12 and older, the government announced through an emergency executive order issued on Thursday. 

The Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator for August revealed that only 15.3% of seafarers are vaccinated, according to the first vaccination data.